Demographic Paper Delores Jones HCS/490 January 23,2012 Russell Wettstein Demographic Paper There are many demographic populations that affect our health care here in the United States, such as children, patients that have chronic diseases, long-term patients, and even emergency management. However, not one of these health care crisis mentioned here has made a bigger impact on the people of the United States as HIV/AIDS, otherwise known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV/AIDS has affected every community in the United States from children, to adults, and even seniors. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) it is estimated that 1.2 million people here in the United States alone are infected with HIV
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. According to U.S. Department of Human Services “When it became clear that HIV was infectious, and that it was potentially fatal, there was not treatment. This led to wide spread stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS”. (U.S. Department of Human Services, 2012) Despite the many prevention and intervention, HIV remains a main importance in public health threats in the United States and the current century. The most challenging part of controlling HIV is the traditional and new medication through public health facilities.
Epidemiological evidence indicated that the primary mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS in Nepal was heterosexual contact with CSWs followed by intravenous drug use. CSWs were the major medium for the spread of HIV/AIDS because once one became infected; he became the core transmitter as they traveled through the country. A major portion of Nepal’s men worked in India. Only 25% of the CSW’s bought condoms for their clients. Only 13% of the clients are actually using these condoms.
While less than 2 percent contracted AIDS through blood transfusions and hemophiliac medicine. Now were down to 99,483 cases. Another 40,000 of these 99,483 cases were people who had sex with people who fell in the categories above. Then there are those who will never confess to using IV drugs or homosexual activity. (Bias, Bernard Goldberg, page87) This information does not agree with what the media was telling
HSV-2 infection is more common among non-Hispanic blacks (39.2%) than among non-Hispanic whites (12.3%) or Mexican Americans (10.1%). This disparity remains even among persons with similar numbers of lifetime sexual partners. For example, among persons with 2–4 lifetime sexual partners, HSV-2 is still more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks (34.3%) than among non-Hispanic whites (9.1%) or Mexican Americans (13%). Most infected persons are unaware of their infection. In the United States, an estimated 81.1% of 14–49 year olds infected with HSV-2 have never received a clinical diagnosis.”
The investigation included hospitals, day care settings, churches, and schools. Measles outbreaks had been considered eradicated since 2000, however with more and more people choosing to be unvaccinated, and increasing travel outside the United States this has become a worry again for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The current rate for measles in the United States is 1 in 738,672 people (Vaccine incidence, 2014). Despite great achievements put forward toward global reduction of measles, there still remains a large issue. In 2010, 327,305 cases of measles were reported and approximately 139,300 deaths (CDC,
This is relevant because it determines whether terrorism is strategically rational behavior Abu-Ras, W., & Abu-Bader, S. (2009). Risk Factors for Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): The Case of Arab and Muslim Americans Post-9/11. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 7(4), 393-418. doi:10.1080/15562940903379068.. This article discusses the association between individual, demographic, and socio-cultural variables as predictor factors for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 350 Arab and Muslim Americans in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Its relevance to my project because it will show there is a need for practitioners and community service providers in assisting Arab and Muslim American victims in coping with trauma and may help in bridging formal and informal support systems that promote culture in a nondiscriminatory and mutually respectful environment Byers, B., & Jones, J.
Also he admitted in a press interview to having helped up to 300 people to die ("BBC News”). Also in the Netherlands, a 1990 government sponsored survey found that 8% of all deaths in the Netherlands were euthanasia deaths that occurred without a request from the patient and in a 1995 study, Dutch doctors reported ending the lives of 948 patients without their request ("http://www.euthanasia.com/start.html"). This shows on what level, the legalization of euthanasia is being abused in the Netherlands and the case of Britain is more surprising because euthanasia or PAS is illegal there but still it is happening. So if euthanasia or PAS is made legal then it will probably pose great threats to people. It is also predicted by The American Medical Association (AMA) in its June 1996 article "Decisions near the End of Life" (www.ama-assn.org).
However, unlike with abstinence-only education, it is acknowledged that many adolescents sill still have sexual relations. There are also discussions about contraception, which is largely ignored in abstinence-only models. (ASA) According to records from the Center for Disease control and prevention, 870,000 pregnancies happen each year with young women aged 15-19, and about 30000000 cases of STDs are reported each year among 10-19 years old. (APA 1) HIV is contracted in more than half of cases before the age of 25. (APA 1) Because of facts like this, it is important that adolescents are taught how to protect themselves.